2018 King County Water Taxi Facts and Figures
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2018 King County Water Taxi Facts and Figures Mission To provide safe, reliable, efficient, environmentally sound, customer-friendly, and fiscally responsible passenger-only ferry services to the public and establish waterborne transportation as a viable mode of transportation in support of regional mobility and a high quality of life in King County. Agency Overview 2018 Performance Metrics The King County Department of Metro Transit Marine Category Vashon Island West Seattle System Division currently operates the King County Water Taxi. The Passengers Served 249,398 414,967 664,365 Marine Division is responsible for the operations, moorage, Trips 3,014 9,814 12,828 and maintenance of the vessels that provide ferry services. Miles Traveled 30,080 19,694 49,774 Passenger-only ferry services are provided from Pier 52 in Days of Service 250 316 566 downtown Seattle, with service to Vashon Island and West Service Hours 1,504 3,606 5,110 Seattle. On-Time Performance 98.1% 97.9% 98.0% Service Reliability 99.9% 99.7% 99.8% Passenger Ferry Operations Vashon Island West Seattle Category Winter Peak Year-Round November through March April through October Distance 10 miles 2 miles 2 miles Time 22 minutes 10 minutes 10-15 minutes Speed 28 knots 18 knots 12-18 knots Sailings per day 6 round trips 12 round trips 12-21 round trips Fuel (Total Gallons) 133,525 97,428 Bio-Diesel Gallons (B10) 1,506 924 Bio-Diesel Gallons (B20) 22,004 14,624 Diesel Gallons 110,015 81,880 Weekdays only- Weekdays only- morning 7 days per week Service morning and evening commutes and evening commutes 11-16 hours per day Adult One Way Fare $6.75 $5.75 Vessels M/V Sally Fox M/V Doc Maynard Capacity 278 passengers 278 passengers Terminals (Home- Pier 50 Vashon Terminal- adjacent to auto Seacrest Dock- leased from adjacent to Colman Dock) ferry dock leased from WSF City of Seattle Parks Metro routes #118 and 119 on Vashon Metro shuttle #773 and 775 to Alki Beach and Transit connections WSF Vashon - Southworth route West Seattle g WSF funded and operated Argosy Cruises operated Route History 1994 through mid 2008 1998 through 2009 2018 Marine Division Highlights Record single day ridership of 7,668 Operated charter service for Kitsap Continued construction on the new for Sub Pop’s 30th Anniversary Transit’s Bremerton to Seattle route passenger ferry terminal at Pier 50 Celebration Prepared to become part of the new West Seattle Crew recognized by Hosted a Regional Passenger Ferry Department of Metro Transit County Council for lifesaving efforts Summit Over 5.8 million passengers served and counting! Ridership In 2018, the Water Taxi served 664,365 passengers system wide, bringing the total passengers to over 5.8 million since inception of the King County Ferry District in 2008. West Seattle Route The West Seattle route carried nearly 415,000 passengers in 2018 which was a 10.4% increase over 2017. Part of our success continues to be growth in our year-round commute ridership, which increased by 4.3% during this period. During 2018, we supported several special events, including Sub Pop’s 30th Anniversary Party on August 11, in which we carried 7,668 passengers by two vessels in a single day. Vashon Island In 2018, the Vashon Island route carried nearly 250,000 passengers, an increase of 11.3% over 2017. The Vashon route has now doubled in annual ridership since taking over the annual service operation in 2010. This route’s continued ridership growth each year makes the case that the Water Taxi is the best direct connection from Vashon Island to downtown Seattle. Finance The Marine Division successfully monitored expenses 2018 Budget [$7.744 M] vs. in 2018 to stay within the annual operating budget. 2018 Actuals [$7.087 M] Budget Actuals Total operating expenditures were $7,087,003, which $5,000,000 was 8% under budget. $4,000,000 $3,000,000 Passenger fare revenue increased 22% over 2017 for $2,000,000 a total of $3,189,322. This is the highest fare revenue $1,000,000 collections to date. This represents a Farebox Recovery $- rate of 45% for operations. Management Vessel Shoreside and Support Operations & Operations & Maintenance Customer Service The primary source of fares is ORCA, the regional fare collection system, which is 68% of the total fare revenue collected. This was an increase of 19% over 2017 ORCA fare revenue. Cash and ticket sales are 32% of the total fare revenues received. Over 5.8 million passengers served and counting! .